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This NBA Legend had a secret talent you probably didn't know about...

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Kobe was a master of many things:

- Mental toughness

- Athletic dominance

-Writing

And he even learned...

To play the piano Image
Now we’ve all seen the guy who impresses the party with a quick tune

This is actually what Kobe wanted to do

Except like almost everything, Kobe was different

Instead of learning something like “Mary Had A Little Lamb” like all beginners do...

Kobe went straight to Beethoven Image
Instead of taking lessons, he learned it entirely by ear

Kobe told Complex:

“Sitting down and taking lessons would be too easy”

“There’s not much out there you can’t figure out eventually”

Kobe strapped on headphones and put “Moonlight Sonata” on loop...

Until he nailed it
But Kobe didn’t want exactly to impress a party...

He spent countless hours learning as a gift to his wife Vanessa

RIP to one of the greatest basketball players and competitors to ever live #mambamentality Image
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Jun 12
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Back in the early ’90s, NBA Jam became one of the most-played sports video games in the country...

Back then, you could find machines in nearly every American arcade Image
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Even without MJ as a playable character...

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The real Mr. 305 is not Pitbull, LeBron, Shaq or even D Wade...

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Weirdly enough, every one of those superstars

Can say the same thing...

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I’m talking literally about the 6 NBA Divisions

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The average fan spends very little time stressing about how many games back they are in the division...

And for good reason

The NBA doesn’t seem to know why they exist either

What I know is one of two things needs to happen... Image
We need to either eliminate divisions or make them matter

With the advent of the play-in tournament...

The seeding allows the first 6 to be guaranteed spots

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Jun 7
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Become the best big man in the NBA?

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For example, CJ McCollum was once a 5’2” 15-year-old...

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But nothing compares to the growth spurt of The Admiral Image
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During his junior year, he stood just 5’9” and had absolutely no basketball aspirations

His plan was to follow in his father’s footsteps...

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This merger seemed evident as LIV entered the professional golf world and challenged the PGA Tour's long-standing traditions

This new merger would effectively end all pending litigation... Image
Today, the two entities signed an agreement that would combine the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s commercial businesses and rights into a new, for-profit company

This agreement also includes DP World Tour AKA the European PGA Tour. Image
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This NBA player refused to sign a contract...

Unless a bizarre clause was included

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Now we’ve seen strange contracts before

For example, the Knicks wouldn’t allow Steve Novak to have a dog

But nothing was more bizarre than Tony Lavelli’s deal Image
I would be shocked if you’ve ever heard of him...

He played just 2 seasons

Really Tony never really liked basketball to begin with

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